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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1912.
LAST EDITION.
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper,
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GLOSESTREEI
This Will Be Pending the Excavation
of Cut Across Prominent Thorough
fare of Hillsboro
PERMISSION IS GRANTED
Itonril of Aldermen in Called Ses
sion, Allow llnlelgli, Charlotte &
Southern to Obstruct Street Five
Days for Purpose f Frecting
Temporary Bridge Water to be
Cut Off Six Hours and Street Car
Patrons Will Transfer at Bridge.
Permission was last night granted
the Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern
'Railway Company to close Hillsboro
street at the bridge fr period of
six' days, ponding the excavation of
tlie railroad cut and the erection of
a temporary bridge across the street.
The board of aldermen met in call
ed meet ing for the purpose.
The railroad company is also Riven
permission to cut off I lie city water
for a period of six hours while the
excavating is being done, but the
railroad company will provide a safe
walkway across place. The Morgan
street bridge which has been blocked
to traffic pending the removal or
houses in the right-of-way of the
road, will be opened to traffic so
that all vehicles may go east and
west with no danger.'- The, contrac
tors will reach Hillsboro street to
morrow. The Carolina Power & Light Com
pany announces, that it will take care
of its passenger travel on the Hills
boro street and Glenwood lines as
formerly, the passengers being trans
ferred at the bridge. Cars will be
operated on all lines.
The resolution adopted by " the
board of aldermen wag presented by
Air. W. A. Cooper, chairman of the
street committee, and is as follows:.
"Whereas, It is claimed that the
most practical method for the Ral
eigh, Charlotte & Southern Railway
Company to build Its tracks across
close said street and temporarily to
break and disconnect at and near
Hillsboro street bridge the street car
tcaitba anil ilia nr.tar (inmnonv mnlli
at. that locality, and that such meth
od of construction will greatly short
en the time of interference with all
traffic along said street over said
bridge and will greatly lessen the
risk of danger and accident.
'Now, therefore, resolved by the
board of aldermen of the city of
Raleigh that said city consents to
the agreement made by said railway
company with the Carolina Power
Light Company and with the Wake
Water Company, for the temporary
breakage and disconnection and non-
user of the street car tracks' and wa
ter main at that locality, that is not
exceeding five days for the street car
tracks and not exceeding six hours
for the water main, all as set out
in said agreements, which are here
exhibited, and said city consents that
dulrng its construction of said
tracks and its building of the bridge
across Hillsboro street, between
West and Saunders streets, for a pe.
riod of not exceeding six days, ex-
cent that It shall nrovlde and dur
ing that time maintain a suitable
and safe walkway for foot . passen
gers across Its excavation through
said street; provided and upon con
dition that said railway company
shall in writing agree to indemnify
aud save harmless the city of Hal
cigh from all claims, damages, and
losses which it 'may Btistain by rea
son thereof, and provided and upon
condition that nothing herein con
tamed shall be construed as a waiver
of any right which the city has un
der its contract with either said
power company or said water com
pany or said : railway company or
otherwise except as do said tempor
ary breakage, disconnection and
non-user of said track and main ami
closing of Hillsboro street, but that
otherwise said city s rights shall re-
1IIUI1I MlllllllfllllCW niut aiu V
said companies shall in writing con
sent to this proviso and condition.
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CANT HOLD COFFEE
New York, May 28. Judge La
combe filed the decision of the fed
eral circuit court Judges, denying
tho motion for an injunction to re
strain the alleged Brazilian coffee
valorization combine : from parting
with nine hundred and fifty thousand
bags of coffee in the .xew York Dock
Company warehouses.
WRIGHT SLOWLY DYIXG
All
Hopes of Ilerovcr Abandoned
By the Family.
Dayton, Ohio, May 28. Wilbur
Wright, the aviator, is slowly sink
ing at his home. All hope is aban
doned by the family. His pulsation
is gradually growing weaker, and
respiration more Irregular.
ARRANGING FOR
SPEAKING
Details of Fourth District
Rally Being Worked
Out
Much interest was created in the
announcement that Senator Rnnk-
head and Congressman Ilellin would
deliver addresses in the auditorium,
Thursday night. Senator Bankhead
is considered as one of the country's
best orators, and Congressman
Heflin is regarded also as a great
speaker and statesman, and what
they say of the congressman who is
nrgely responsible for the good work
of the national house of representa
tives will be well received in this
section. They will speak to the vot
ers of the fourth congressional dis
trict.
The committee on entertainment
was busy today making arrango-
nenls for the reception and entcr
ainineiit of the visitors. Mes.-rs.
Bankheiid and Ilellin will be met at
the train at ( o'clock by a largo
com m it I en of citizens in carriages,
uitomobiles and on horses and two
full bands will furnish music.. Tlie
speaking will be in (lie auditorium
it 8:3.0 o'clock.
POLITICAL KFN'SATIOX
Kilcliin's Chief Lieutenant ; Claims
Mecklenburg; Sent Packed Delcga
tion. Charlotte, May 28. -J. D. McCall,
Kitehin's chief- lieutenant in ; his
campaign in Mecklenburg county
for support in his race for the United
States senate, has sprung the. politi
cal sensation of the season with the
charge that the Mecklenburg conven
tion Saturday sent a "packed" delega
tion to the state convention at Kal
eiegh. Mr. McCall requests that his
name be stricken . from the list of
delegates because, "1 do not prom
ise to submit to the arrangement de
vised by the manipulators who have
made the delegation overwhelming
ly apparent for Senator Simmons in
the appointment of delegates to the
state convention."
"It is perfectly apparent from the
action of the Simmons managers in
the county convention that they
wanted a Simmons delegation sent
to the state convention for the pur
pose of creating an impression that
Senator Simmons was overwhelming
ly the choice of the county, when
in reality, he is not.
Mr. McCall charges broken faith
in that he was given to understand
that there would be no effort to se
lect delegates favoring any one of
the senatorial candidates, and as
serts that this action on the part of
the Simmons -'men will result in a
grave hazard to the chances of
Mecklenburg's candidate, A. B. Jus
tice, for the corporation commission
WV M. Wilson, who . has Judge
Clark's campaign in charge, seconds
Mr. McCall's statement that the sen
timent of the delegation does not
represent the sentiment of the coun
ty, and has given out a formal claim
of strength for his candidate.
On the side of the Simmons sup
porters, Cameron Morrison, who is
in charge of tlie Simmons campaign
in this county, denies that there was
any manipulation In the convention,
but tliat the convention selected the
men it wanted without coercion or
deception. As to the charge that
Mr. Justices chances will bo hurt.
Mr. Morrison says he thinks that
highly improbable, but if it so Hap
pens the harm will result from Mr
McCall's attack and not from any
action of the convention.
SCHOOL OF MCSIC t'LOSK.
Large Auditorium Was Packed to
Witness Graduation Kxcrcises.
(Special to The Times.)
Durham, May 28. The beginning
of the commencement exercises of
the Durham School of Music, at the
Academy of Music drew a large audi
ence last evening. The large audi
torium, one of . the largest in the
Btate was packed, and the many
students rendered music that Is sel
dom seen In those that have only
been taking for a short time. This
evening the last of the commence
ment will be given and the prizes
and medals will be awarded.
X KKXTl'CKY COXVF.XTIOX.
Bitter fight F.M-cted When Conven
tion Meets Tomorrow.
Louisville, Ky., May 28. Not
withstanding Champ Clark's sweep
ing victory in the county conven
tlons, assuring a solid delegation to
Baltimore, the Kentucky democratic
convention tomorrow will mark a bit
ter struggle between the two factions
of democracy struggling for suprem
acy. Senator-elect Ollle James and
Governor McCreary are fighting for
control.
Mexican Millionaire Executed for
Treason.
Mazatlan, Mex.. May 28. Conster
nation reigned here when It was an
nounced that Roberto Almada, a mil
lionaire, was secretly, executed for
treason by the federals Sunday at
niluulgut, on the Pacific snore.
Off for Cuba.
Tlie V nited States transport Pruirie
sailed from the League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia, May 25, with a
little over one thousand marines,
under hurry-up orders from Wash
ington. The marines will he taken
direct to the naval base at Guatu
liuino, Cuba, presumably for the pur
pose of being on hand to lend pro
tection in tlie event of the property
or lives of American residents of
Cuba being threatened by the insur
I'ectos. In 'the upper photograph
marines are shown loading provis
ions for the voyage on board the
I'mirie. The vessel was held up
four hours by government inspectors
who rejected 17.000 pounds of hecf
as diseased, which would have been
sewed to the marines. In the lower
photograph a detail or marines are
shown jiiri vini; at League .Mam!
from (he Brooklyn navy yard fully
equipped for a Ions'- stay in Culm.
VOTING IN
HEW JERSEY
Half Million Voters Had Op
portunity of Registering
Presidential Preference
Newark, May 28. A half million
voters in New Jersey today have the
opportunity to influence the selec
tion of presidential candidates next
month at Chicago and Ilalimoro.
Splendid weather conditions prevail
throughout the state. A heavy vote
is indicated. Roosevelt went to
Oyster Bay last night. He remains
there until after the republican na
tional convention, except for a trip
to Gettysburg Thursday for the
memorial day address. President
Taft left Atlantic City this morning
to make his final - appeal to the
voters. He made (he last speech
of the state campaign at Classboro
at noon. Both the Taft and Roose
velt campaign managers predict
sweeping pluralities for their candi
dates. La Follette's friends declare
he. will make a good showing. Gov
ernor v, llson s opponents are conn
dent of electing an "uninstructed"
delegation. Twenty-eight delegates
will be chosen today.
T. K. THltOWS A SCAHK
Tlireateus to Make a Hough House of
The Convention if Attempt is Made
To Fleet Senator P.ot Temporary
Chairman.
Washington, May :!S. Colonel
Roosevelt has frightened the Taft
managers by threatening to make a
rough house at Chicago if everything
does not go his way. The colonel
has vowed that he would not stand
for strong arm work. He will not
accept Senator Root as temporary
chairman, but will name Senator
Chi pp instead.
"The committee on arrangements
be damned," said a Roosevelt lieu
tenant. "It is packed, and we will
have none of it." That is the atti
tude of the Roosevelt people toward
the committee of seven on arrange
ments. Colonel Roosevelt will not
accept the decision of the national
committee, unless It seats his dele
gates in the contests. His workers
declare openly that they will turn
out the Taft members of the national
committee and elect Roosevelt men.
In West Virginia last week the
Btate executive committee did not
enthuse for Roosevelt, as it was com
posed of a majority of Taft support
ers. To revolutionize the committee
and make it a Roosevelt Instead of a
Taft organization, the state conven
tion increased the number of the
central committee from 17 to 315 and
now It Is a Roosevelt committee,
William Seymour Edwards, a kins
man of Colonel- Roosevelt, has been
selected to succeed former Senator
Scott as national committeeman
from West Virginia. The Roosevelt
people of that state demand that Mr.
Edwards be put In Scott's place be
fore the national committee passes
on the contests at Chicago.
When asked how this could be
done, Charles Elliott, adjutant gen
eral of the state, after a conference
at Roosevelt headquarters, said:
"The people rule. Cromwell
threw .out a parliament because It
did not agi-eo with him," -
No, pordellu, there Is no reason
why a grass widow should restrict
herself io lawn dresses.
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-. Washington, .May 2S. The I 'nitei!
States is prepared -io '-.send marine.-;
and bluejackets to tl: v j -it erh.r- of
f'i:.hfl to protect .Viiii'"H-;:ii and for
eign interests where lio Cuban forces
an? available for 'ilu.t .purpose,, even
though President (iciim-z objects to
such a course. The ftaie'-dPparlimiit
emphatically hphU that American,
marine and navy (iH'era are expect
ed to - take such Measures as-. may
be necessary to , protect the foreign
plantations as woil as the foreign
owners.
American Property P.iii-ncd.
Santiago, M'.y. ---An ,insu'rj.-eiit
body-- binned ekiit thousand tons '.of
sugar cane ami many cars and other
property today mi tlie Marcus San
chez plantiil inn. ileal- (iuaiiiaainuo.
The property Imrned belonged .to the
American Fidelity-' Company.
Prairie Arrived.
Caimanern. '.May, 28. Th-yl'niteil
States naval uaiisport Prairie ar
rived here tuiKry I. ringing 7 7 ." men
to augment tlie lmces at the I'u'ted
States naval st ; I tons at Giianta
namo. STATE P.WKS SHOW
aiv iv rf.soi i;t f.s,
Tlie rosonr. es- of-state bank?,
according, to a statement made
public today by. "(hp corporation
commission,., amounted to $71,
.BBl,il67.Su at i lie close of busi
ness April ix. -a gain in net re
sources over i In- previous year. of
nearly seVeii laillion dollurs.
Till M l ( LOSINti
( Specla'i ii) The Times.
Durham, Aiay 2. The student
body and f:; in of Trinity Tal k
School are ' bi-uinning to 'prepa're for
the comiiieiieenieiil exercises that are
to take place .lane 1, and June
The class day c .ercisus will be held
Saturday eerii:' June , in the
auditoi'iiuii e- Craven Mi-morial
Hall, The yradiiatiug exercises will
take place Monday evening June ';!.
at Craven Meii.ei ial Hall. Si:-.u-en
students will, ivc
exercises .Mo'ioii
two persons ale
of the senior c!
Mondify evening
at Ion contest in
the gradual in ;.
A medal will i-i-in
this roliuii.
ivc diplomas at i io
y evening. Fpr'y
included in tlie roil
os of the exercise;;
will he the deihuu-
tilth members of
I'ass will participate.
;ien to the 'winner
tailed the Jonejih
Uivins orator's medal.
E
. Castellon, Spain, May 2S. The
clnemaograph explosion, whicu last
night caused the death of eighty
persons in n moving picture theatre
In the city of Villa Real, will as
sume still more terrible proportions:
Scores of dying are among the in
jured. The building had only one
Aliening. When the film took fire
a tongue of Maine shot put Into the
hall, containing" one hundred and
eighty people. In the tuad rush tlie
entrance became chocked with
shrieking men, women and children.
A girl hales a sore throat because
of the way people may suspect how
he got It.
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Nearly a Score Testify To
day In the Hawkins
Trial
thpeiial to The Times.).
ilenderminvilte.- May .2.---Xr arly
; -score- of witness teslifii-d fur Die
defense t his luornhig in the (lav. lvins
cas-e. . several to ".Hut" had-, character
in' i en. -I ill of tlie -stale's ' wiinesses.
The burden of tlie evidence went to
prove ali'ns ,'cr Mrs. Shaft and .Mrs.
I'.ri t. William Seiiles. li. II. . Miller
a:id Krnjo lIrole. --neighbors of
Mrs. Shaft testified she Was at h'omn
elil-er just after or on tlie day the
iio.-l,, was Ion id. Magistrate, .lanies,
'l'- .Vs'ieville, said -.Mrs. .Shaft, was in
lis o!
lice -September. 1 u to have, a
it i.-siH'd, tliaf slii was -also
U'edii'-sday or Thuivda.,' pre-
'va:Ta
i thi re
vums.
Tin
ist favorable evident e- for
were Hivcn by .lake Kain-
Mirts I Ian. who lived, in
house wii'h. her at (hp
i i s.
sev
-the
I hue
ahc
:! Ms
and
;nnp
of
v. a
(lie tragi dv. Thev: swore
is at i,.-,ine Tliui-.-day nielit
:'. with .Mrs. Shall Friday,
ice had already'- been pro
t liat- s tie eallip to I lendersoti
U for'. Mrs. Shaft's m:;i. It
a lid 1
;-;v. id
diie'ed
1 o w
a b'.o v. as m e id
!!- that M:- . Shaft
her and Mrs. Iti itt
y. Ida Ashe, her
: it in I- and cousin,
tnov. d Sepii-nib' ;
did not go wit h
relumed Tii".--d.i
inoilier, Lrandiii
I'ore I hat- the'.
and Mrs. Shalt
vi : liny;
a because ion
is intimated t
v. as :n t hr-ir house
ross-e.ai;, inal ieli.
u -d ;is ,o dates,
lat Al rs. 'Shaft w ill
- the stand and
-ndaii'.- v.ill do
pro ha hi
iiKew ise;
all the
i;oitsi: i:ir white i;i:a(;i i:
The Organization is DisUncl i'loin
the lioiise, lt Progressive licpi.o
licnn (liihs. Though Ih.th Have
Same President.
Atlunia. .(la.. May "s. -An oi'-vn-iz.ilioii
(if wiriic Roosevelt sti-pu-lhi.iers
to iiielnde both rcpiiMhao.
and lieiitoerats a as effected here 1111
di r I he linnio oi the Georgia Koote.
veil While I., ague. The lied;: is
separate and distinct from (iio
lioo.scvell progressive repablican
clubs. i stale orgaisiaiioii which io
c':h,!i .-. hot h v.-It! ip and hui k lc-pub-iic.in
enters.:
.1. St. Julian Yules.. . it prominent
attorney, w ho is president of tlie pVo
gressive -clubs, was elected preside!-!
of the--white-league, Mr. Vales an
nounced that it is the 'plan oi the
league to organize all the Geoii.ia
counties and also to publish a week
ly newspaper devoted to republican
politics in the south.
ONE lUMHtEDTH CLOSING
Was
Vine
Established a Century Ago ns
Hill Academy Never Stopped.
Scotland Neck, May 28. It is said
that the closing exercises of the
graded school this week marks the
one hundredth anniversary of the
school, It being originally establish
ed by the name of Vine Hill Aca
demy, nnd continued under that
name until about ten years ago,
when It was converted Into a public
graded school.
KuflVi im; Among Flood Refugees.
New Orleans, La., May 28. Suf
fering prevails among ninny refugees,
though (ho tlood conditions aro Im
proved, i Governor Hall Is endeavor-
lug to givo tbu refugees relief.
Fi DEFENSE
TITANIC III
THE SENATE
Committee's RepH Submitted
to Senate Recok tions
For New Law '
Washington, May 2i. April th.
fifteenth, wlien l.",17 souls went
down amid the icebergs off New
foundland, banks, was the theme of
sii'-eihes. report and "proposed legis
la.ion in iho senate. Senator Smith
delivered- .-p.'o-li. personally taking
t.ii.iich Mroiige,- gi-ouud than tl-.e ;it'
ale invesiigai ing committee- report
embodied, and introduced measures
designed to safeguard life in ocean
Iraf.ic. Senator- Kaylier followed
Smith, with' 'a speech arraigning
American- navigation laws.
Ite tore delivering his :--pee!,. Sen
ator Smith, chairman of the Kiibcom
le it tee which investigated the wreck
submitted I he commit lee's report,
and its conclusions. Tin- report is
bil'g' iy a review t' the o ill- lice nnd
ceiiiaiiis i-eeom meiid.il iohs lor legis-l-iiion.
No liariicnl.ir persiin is
named as. being . responsihie, though
niielilio.i is calleil io the tact. : thill
on Hie day of Ho- di -aster ilii' e dis
linef warnings : of . ice v. ere sent fo
Captain .Smith. .1. liruce Isinay,
managing ilireetor of tlie White Star
Line,-is nut .held responsible for the
ship's -'high." speed. In fact he is
barely-.mentioned in the report.
, On the whide, the report is im
p.n.she: Smiili, in a speech, went
more fully imo a -discussion of the
causes of the. disaster,- than does the
committee. Tlie committee agreed
upon these pi-ineiple conclusions: .
The supposedly watertight com
part moms of the Titanic were not
wa'enight. because of the nonwater
tiglit conditions of the decks where
tlie traverse h.iilklieads ended..
The ''steamship' Califoniian, "con
trolied by the same concern as the
Tii ti ti ie. was nearer the sinking
.-teanier than tlie lit mile reported
by her captain," and thai her officers
and crew "'aw the Titan it's distress
sigiuil.;' and .failed . to ..respond. - to
(hem in accordance with the dictates
of Immunity, international usage and
the re-.uireiiiciits of law.-'
The eonimit lee concludes that the
Califoniian-' might have saved all
the 'ship's' lost passengers and crew.
.-Eight ships, ail equipped with
wireless were in the vicinity of the
Titanic, the Olympic, the t'artherest
away, wits '.'.",12 miles. Mysterious
lights on an unknown ship, seen by
tlie Titanie's passengers' Undoubtedly
were on ihe ( 'aiiforniaii. less than 1H
miles aw ay.
While only "mi pe rsons were sav
ed, ship's boats could have car.Med
1.17't.
No general alarm Was sounded, no
whistle blown and no systematic
warning given to the endangered
passengers, and it was 15 or 20 minuter-
after the collision before the
captain ordered the Titanie's wire
less opcralor'-.to send out distress
signals.
'The Titanie's crew was only
tueagerty acuii.iitHed with its posi
tions and duties in an accident,, and
only one drill, was held before the
maiden t.-ip. Many of the crew join
ed t he ship o'iIy a I ( w hours before
she sailed, and were in ignorance of
heir positions until the following
Priday,
"Ie,. petitions v ere 'definitely - re
ported to Hie .-Titanic,'" says the re
port., "J it.it preceding the accident,
she located ice on both 'sides of the
lane in v. iiielr she w as traveling, but
.no discussion took place among the
o ! iicers, t.o conference was. called to
consider these warnings, no heed was
given to them, speed was not relax
ed, and the lookout wa not in
creased." .
The com in it', ee i om hides thai-, the
Titanie's lights were visible to the
Ciil.M'oruinu - before she struck, the
ieehurg. and the ('aiiforniaii: must
hii-.e seen the distress rockets tired
fl-oiu t he 1 .taiiic, ;
The-, committee reports thai "tlie
Only op!) io distress signals was a
coiinier signal front a large-white
light, which was Hashed. 'for nearly
two hours ''.-em the Californiiin's
mas:.. Smh conduit, whether aris
ing .'from indiffei etiee or gross care
lessness, is most reprehensible, and
places upon ..the ('aiiforniaii 's com
mnuder jii'ine responsibility.".
It is reconitnetideii that all ships
currying over one hundred passeil-";o.-s
have, t v..) search lights: That
revision be made of steamship ln
spct'iou laws of foreign countries
to the -'standard proposed in the
t'nited Slates: That every ship bo
reiiuire.d to carry sufticleiit lifeboats
for nil pnnseugers and crew : That
the use of wireless be regulated to
prevent 'interference by amateurs,
and that all ships have wireless
opreiiiors on constant duly.
Detailed recommendations nre
made as to watertight bulkhead con
struction on ocean-going ships. The
bulkheads should bo so spaced that
any two adjacent compartments of a
ship might be Hooded without sink
ing. Transverse bulkheads, forward
and abaft the machinery should be
continued watertight to the upper
most continuous structural deck,
and this deck should be litted water
tight. The report says the commit
tee deems that the course followed
by Captain Rostron, of the Carpa
(Continued on Page Iftvo.j.
A. 5 ftl BOYS
GET DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises Come to a
Close and Students Leave
for Home.
MJJMN1 MAKE MERRY
Twenty-Seventh Successful Year in
A. and M.'s History Defrwes
Conferred and Honors Awarded to
Deserving Workers Senior Ora
tions Heard -Till Stafford Gets a
Medal President Finley and
Editor ('ales.
The twenty-seventh successful
year in the history of the North Car
olina Agricultural and Mechanical
College came to a close today with
the termination of the twenty-third
annual commencement.
There were fifty-two young men
who received diplomas and degrees
in engineering, agriculture and sci
ence. A large audience was present,
almost .'lilting Pillion hall to the
doors. Handsome; decorations about
the walls, flowers and potted plants
on t he plat form, nnd crowds of pret
ty girls, all contributed to the at
tractiveness of the occasion. The
entire faculty and the commence
ment orators occupied the platform,
and the senior class filled the front
seals. The splendid college orches
tra was also present and was thor
oughly enjoyed.
Orations. ;"
Mr. S. J. Kirby, of the graduating
class, spoke on "A New Departure
in Education," entering a strong
plea for farm-life schools in North
Carolina.. The great benefits to be
derived within even a single genera
tion, the speaker contended, would
more than pay for the expense of es
tablishing and maintaining them.
"Go South, Young Men," was the
subject of Mr. B. M. Potter's excel
lent address. Instead of going west,
the young man with aspirations for
success, now turn to the south,
where untouched natural resources,
good climate and desirable social en
vironments are open to every one
willing to strive for them.
Mr. Tal Stafford, one of A. and
M.'s best loved athletes, displayed
his ability as an orator also, in his
magnificent, address, "Back to the
People." The initiative and referen
dum was discussed ably and intelli
gently in a way that interested the
audience.
Mr. H. L, Taylor, a graduate in
mechanical engineering, was chosen
by the faculty as one pf the com
mencement orators on account of his
scholarship record since he entered
the sophomore class of three years
ago. Mr. Taylor's subject was "The
Duties of the Technical Graduate."
He mentioned gome of the big possi
bilities for doing things in agricul
ture and in the various branches of
engineering work. In closing he
paid high tribute to the faculty for
their untiring efforts during the four
long years that his classmates spent
in preparation for their life work,
and also to the under classmates,
who will soon become graduates too.
Orator's Medul.
Mr. Tal Stafford was awarded the
orator's medal for the best oration
in the opinion of the judges, Messrs.
Koonce, Itaguu and Broughton.
Honors.
Among tho honors in scholarship
Messrs. .1. K. MeGce and 3. Q. Kel
log have. the distinction of averag
ing above !0 per cent, for the entire
lour yours that they have been at
A. and M. Others attaining scholar
ship honors tor the past session are:
Senior Class. N. O. Alexander,
A. II. Bond, C. L. Cruse, TV F. Gib
son, R. M. Ilardison, J, (1. McGee,
I. .M. Smith, O. W. Smith, A. W.
Taylor. II. !.. Taylor.
Junior Class. L. A. Ammon, K.
D. Itowditch, P. I). Davis, F." S.
Hales, T, J. Hewitt, T. K. Hart, R.
S. Maittiey, R. T. Melvin, . T. Row
land. .
Sophomore Class., B. O. Austin,
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VETERANS DISCUSS
Washington, May 28. Civil war
veterans representing nearly every
state are gathering here to discuss
plans for the blue and gray cele
bration of the tifticth anniversary
of the btittre of Gettysburg and to
urge congress to pass the proposed
peace jubilee bill. The veterans are
here as the guests of the Pennsyl
vania Gettysburg commission. It
the plans materialize forty thousand
old soldiers will meet on Gettysburg
Held next year.
Old Dominion Freighter Aground.
New York, May 28 The Old Do
minion freighter Seneca, for Nor-,
folk and Newport News, vent
aground In Ambrose Channel, Bhq 1
curried no -passenseri.